Woody Scoville was my Dad. Not only was he a great crafter of fine furniture, he was a mentor and a fantastic father. My one honest regret in life is not learning his craft. Anyone who has a piece of his furniture has a true work of heart. He passed away about 13 years ago. I miss him.

Sterling, I'm very sorry to hear this. I still tell the story of meeting your father and how he freely shared his knowledge with me. I admired his birdcage Windsor and he let me photograph it. A few weeks later I made a start on it but needed a dimension so I wrote him a letter. To my delight, several weeks later a mailing tube arrived with not only the dimension but a complete set of templates for the various parts of the chair.

He was kind, generous and and a real gentleman. I, too, shall miss him.